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I like mine in my 60 Corvette but it shifts from 1 to 2 way to soon under normal accellaration, been told to change governor but what do I change to?
Fords and Mercury both had flatheads in Canada in 54 other oddities are king pin front ends, I believe Mercurys started getting OHV 256 motors in...
Wow! I have never had an issue with the one piece gaskets from felpro. Are you over tightening not accusing here just asking.
Sorry about the smart ass answer there were no pictures when I posted, kind of looks like a T Tudor?
Looks like an albino snowy owl in a blizzard, hard to tell though!
Monte Carlo's and early 60s buicks had very long fan spacers in that 5 inch range and seemed to work, still would make me nervous though.
Top it up with premium and go for a long drive it will smarten up on its own. I have used this method many times and it always works.
Depending on how you are bending the arm it may get physicaly shorter or longer and could effect steering geometry.
cracked piston skirt
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Blocks in the back tend to raise not lower trucks.
Oops you are right it is Caddy, sorry
Ford Fairmont or other Fords from the late seventies early eighties.
20 years ago I built a dollar a pound T Bucket. Weighed 2100 lbs and I spent $2200 dollars. Lots of scrounging and trading but got it done. Had...
Don't worry signaling until you get that 235 running better, sorry I couldn't resist! Check grounds at the sockets, .
I saw a 59 Ford in a junk yard years ago with a 430 in it and there was so much missing it was hard to tell if it was stock but I remember...
I am also of the horizontal suface challenged haven't really seen my work bench top since 2004!
This is bad advise! The rub portion of the points needs to be on one of those raised "things" and if you adjust the points to .040 it won't run...
They are a bitch to work on and even the bearings are GM and not readily available.
Two things; 1. Hope the seller isn't on HAMB 2. There was a shifter back in the day called DRAGFAST (I believe) they made a really good floor...
I believe the 7.5 came out after 1970.
Before any final decision on rear end ratios I always consider what I am using for tires, I beleive that Mercury used 7.50X14 tires which work...
I had similar issues with my 51 Ford with 351W motor. Tried pusher electric puller electric various thermostat temps and finally got a...
If it runs good and sounds good don't look for trouble, put it in and drive it untill your other one is finished. If you open it up and look I...
1954 Eldorado convertible
This is always an interesting discussion when it comes up,with 5-600HP do you need an overdrive a strong 3 speed and playing with diff gears and...
You can't use a "generator" regulator because a alternator regulator converts AC current to DC current.
I don't think you would get much benefit from those gears.
Many years ago a freind put one in his 50 Merc. It was comfy and looked stunning in that old Merc just like it belonged there.
I used a T-5 in my 50 with 261 engine and 205-75R15tires and liked the 3.36 gears best after trying 3.55 and 3.78 first should be the same for...
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